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Alaska, Vancouver & Seattle – Saturday 1st to Monday 17th August 2026

Join us for two weeks spotting in North America where this mega tour will take in three air shows and an extensive road trip from Fairbanks to Seattle. As usual, we will take in as many airports, general aviation airfields, military bases (from outside), museums and wrecks & relics as possible.

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The first weekend will see us take in the Arctic Lightning Airshow at Eielson AFB. The second weekend will see us take in both the Arctic Thunder Airshow at Elmendorf AFB and Abbotsford International Airshow. This will give several opportunities to see a nice selection of Royal Canadian Air Force assets, but also United States assets as they celebrate their 250th anniversary in style.

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After the first airshow, we will spend week one taking in Fairbanks & Anchorage. Around these cities we will visit the following museum collections – Pioneer Air Museum at Fairbanks, Museum of Alaska Transportation at Wasilla & Alaska Aviation Museum at Anchorage/Ted Stevens. At the end of the first week, we will fly from Anchorage to Vancouver where we will start with the air show being held at Abbotsford. The second week on the road will see us take in locations around Vancouver, Whidbey Island and finishing off in Seattle. We will visit the following museums – BC Farm Museum at Fort Langley, British Columbia Aviation Museum at Victoria, Canadian Museum of Flight at Langley, Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Everett/Paine Field/Snohomish County, Future of Flight at Everett/Paine Field/Snohomish County, Heritage Flight Museum at Skagit, Museum of Flight at King County/Boeing Field & Museum of History & Industry at Seattle. Also setting aside some to time to visit Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre so that you have the opportunity for a pleasure flight from there, if you choose.

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Most nights we will be overnighting in striking range of either Fairbanks, Anchorage/Ted Stevens, Vancouver and Seattle-Tacoma airports. All of these airports will be visited during the day too and so after two weeks you would hope to have seen a good selection of Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air North, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Horizon, Alaska Central Express, Alaska SkyWest, Everts Air Alaska, Flair Airlines, Grant Aviation, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Porter, Warbelows Air Ventures, WestJet & Wright Air Service fleets. If that wasn’t enough for you, we finish up this mega trip by going around all three of the Boeing production sites around Seattle, namely Everett/Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport, Renton/Clayton Scott Field where plenty of newly built 737MAX, 777, 787, KC-46 & P-8 should be seen.

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We will endeavour to visit the following General Aviation locations – Anacortes, Anchorage/Ted Stevens, Arlington, Bellingham, Big Lake, Birchwood, Boundary Bay, Bradley Sky Ranch, Campbell Lake, Cantwell, Chilliwack, Clear, Dalrymples, Delta Heritage Airpark, Denali Park, Everett/Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport, Fairbanks, Flying Crown, Fort Langley, Harvey Field, Healy Lake, Igloo Heliport, Kenmore Air Harbor, Lake Hood, Lake Spenard, Langley, Merrill Field, Metro Field, Nenana, Palmer, Pitt Meadows, Point Roberts Airpark, Renton/Clayton Scott Field, Seattle (Lake Union), Sky Harbor, Talkeetna, Tatlanika Gift Shop and Campground, Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Wasilla, Willow, Willow Lake Seaplane Base & Wolf Lake. This effort should give a return of over 2,500 GA items.

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Wreck & relics located away from the museums mentioned earlier – Anchorage/Ted Stevens, Big Lake, Chena Hot Springs, Elmendorf JRB, Fairbanks, Harvey Field, Martha Lake, Merrill Field, NAS Whidbey Island, North Pole, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Sidney, Vancouver, Victoria – this should yield another 75 odd frames. The icing on the cake of a very extensive tour that will take in American & Canadian aviation, past & present.

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Tour cost is £2800 based on twin room sharing. This includes the return flight from Manchester or London, flights from Seattle to Fairbanks and Anchorage to Vancouver, 15 nights accommodation, ground transport & entry into all the museums. Food not included in the price. All prices are subject to change until confirmation has been received by the traveller.